Adam Janos is a New York City-based writer and reporter. In addition to his work for A&E's Real Crime blog, he has reported for The Wall Street Journal and The Budapest Times, amongst others.
Even though there have been 51 strangulation murders of women in Chicago that have gone unsolved between 2001 and 2017, Chicago police have been reserved about acknowledging they may have a serial killer on their hands.
James Atkinson, who has spent decades designing and installing listening devices for the FBI, CIA and other agencies, tells A&E True Crime about some of the dangerous undercover work he's done and unusual things he's bugged.
A&E True Crime looks at some of the most notorious twin wrongdoers, and explores the roots behind their shared skirmishes with the law.
Some criminals get their crimes tattooed on their bodies, write 'fictional' books detailing murders they've committed or turn their own wanted posters into profile pics on Facebook. We talk to an expert to better understand why some criminals implicate themselves in their crimes by communicating about them.
In the wake of Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo's arrest, A&E True Crime looks at some of the other high-profile serial killings, where the killer has stopped but currently still remains at large.
A&E True Crime spoke with David Hall, a Florida-based forensic botanist who has worked on hundreds of criminal cases, to discuss the information plant life leave behind. And watch a video on how tree DNA helped solve a murder.
As smart technology advances, so does the means for authorities to detect crime. A&E True Crime looks at some of the more memorable cases of criminal clues in the Wi-Fi age.
Maggots, blowflies and other bugs not only help investigators determine time of death for a fresh corpse, but they also help catch killers. Read about these helpful bugs and watch our video.